H9001–/וַ–v

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: With these shalt thou gore the Arameans, until they be consumed.'

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And all the prophets prophesied so, saying: 'Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper; for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.'

וְנָתַ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying: 'Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.'

וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Micaiah said: 'As the LORD liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak.'

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him: 'Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?' And he said: 'Go ye up, and prosper; and they shall be delivered into your hand.'

וַיָּבֹא֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to him: 'How many times shall I adjure thee that thou speak unto me nothing but the truth in the name of the LORD.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'I saw all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd; and the LORD said: These have no master, let them return every man to his house in peace.'

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat: 'Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good concerning me, but evil?'

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said: 'Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting upon His throne, and all the host of heaven standing on His right hand and on His left.

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD said: who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? And one spoke saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him: Wherewith?

וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And he said: I will go forth, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And He said: Thou shalt entice him, and shalt prevail also; go forth, and do so.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהָיִ֙יתִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the check, and said: 'Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?'

וַיִּגַּשׁ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Micaiah said: 'Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel said: 'Take ye Micaiah; and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son;

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

and say: Thus saith the king: Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with scant bread and with scant water, until I return in peace.'

וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם (וַ) va. “and”

And Micaiah said: 'If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me.' And he said: 'Hear, ye peoples, all of you.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the kind of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.

וַיַּ֧עַל (וַ) va “and”

And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes.' So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחַפֵּשׂ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said: 'It is the king of Israel.' Therefore they turned about to fight against him; but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from hi

וַיְהִ֡י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְעַ֤ק (וַ) va “and”וַיְסִיתֵ֥ם (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And a certain man drew his bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the lower armour and the breastplate; wherefore he said to the driver of the chariot: 'Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am sore wounded.'

וַיַּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וְהוֹצֵאתַ֥נִי (וְ) ve. “and”

And the battle increased that day; howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Arameans until the even; and about the time of the going down of the sun he died.

וַתַּ֤עַל (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּ֕מָת (וַ) va “and”

And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

וַ֠יָּשָׁב (וַ֠) va “and”

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat: 'Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the LORD? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before the LORD.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”